"SS-Kaliert SS-Kaliert are a German hardcore street punk band, they had been mistaken as a Neo Nazi group as the name has the """"SS"""" as in the Nazi SS. Originally, the band name was ""Es Eskaliert"" which means “it escalates”, the band decided to replace it with the actual SS-Kaliert name because it was more eye-attractive as a logo. Formed in 2003, with Torsten on vocals, Benni on guitar and vocals, Nils on bass and Fab on drums, it's until 2004 that the band record their demo tape titled “A.C.A.B. Demo Tape”. After some shows, the vocalist Wolfgang Wendland from"
"Allgemeine SS The Allgemeine SS (General SS) was a major branch of the ""Schutzstaffel"" (SS) paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany, and it was managed by the SS Main Office (""SS-Hauptamt""). The ""Allgemeine SS"" was officially established in the autumn of 1934 to distinguish its members from the ""SS-Verfügungstruppe"" (SS Dispositional Troops or SS-VT), which later became the Waffen-SS, and the ""SS-Totenkopfverbände"" (SS Death's Head Units or SS-TV), which were in charge of the Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps, where millions were killed. Starting in 1939, foreign units of the ""Allgemeine SS"" were raised in occupied countries. From 1940 they"
"Schutzstaffel The Schutzstaffel (SS; also stylized as with Armanen runes; ; literally ""Protection Squadron"") was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. It began with a small guard unit known as the ""Saal-Schutz"" (""Hall Security"") made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for party meetings in Munich. In 1925 Heinrich Himmler joined the unit, which had by then been reformed and given its final name. Under his direction (1929–45) it grew from a small paramilitary formation to one of the most powerful"
"Reichsführer-SS Reichsführer-SS (, ""Reich Leader-SS"") was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the ""Schutzstaffel"" (SS). ""Reichsführer-SS"" was a title from 1925 to 1933, and from 1934 to 1945 it was the highest rank of the SS. The longest serving and most noteworthy ""Reichsführer-SS"" was Heinrich Himmler. ""Reichsführer-SS"" was both a title and a rank. The title of ""Reichsführer"" was first created in 1926 by the second commander of the SS, Joseph Berchtold. Julius Schreck, founder of the SS and Berchtold's predecessor, never referred to himself as ""Reichsführer"". Yet,"
"SS-""Obergruppenführer"". As Hitler disliked change in personnel and liked to keep familiar faces around him, Schaub remained in Hitler's staff for 25 years. Later during World War II, with Germany suffering major defeat on all fronts, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his fellow conspirators decided to eliminate Hitler and the Nazi leadership, establish a new government and save Germany from total destruction. Stauffenberg had his opportunity on 20 July 1944 at a military briefing at Hitler's East Prussian headquarters known as the Wolf's Lair ""(Wolfsschanze)"". He managed to get through security and plant a briefcase bomb under the conference table."
"SS Main Office The SS Main Office () (SS-HA) was the central command office of the ""Schutzstaffel"" (SS) in Nazi Germany until 1940. The office traces its origins to 1931 when the SS created the SS-Amt to serve as an SS Headquarters staff overseeing the various units of the ""Allgemeine-SS"" (General SS). In 1933, after the Nazi Party came to power, the SS-Amt was renamed the ""SS-Oberführerbereichen"" and placed in command of all SS units within Nazi Germany. This agency then became the SS-HA on January 30, 1935. The organization oversaw the ""Allgemeine-SS"", concentration camps, the ""SS-Verfügungstruppe"" (Special-purpose troops), and"
"Waffen-SS in popular culture The Waffen-SS, the military branch of the paramilitary SS organisation of Nazi Germany, is often portrayed uncritically or admiringly in popular culture. The activities of HIAG, a German lobby group founded by former high-ranking Waffen-SS officers in 1951, have shaped much of this portrayal. Its leaders—Paul Hausser, Felix Steiner and Kurt Meyer—directed a campaign to promote public perception of the force as elite, apolitical fighters who were not involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime. Although these notions have since been discredited by historians, the uncritical, often admiring, tradition continues to the present through popular"
"SS members belonged to the ""Allgemeine SS"", but this statistic changed during the later stages of the war when the Waffen-SS opened up membership for non-Germans. Further, with Himmler as Chief of the German Police, the SS also controlled the uniformed ""Ordnungspolizei"" (Order Police). The term ""Allgemeine-SS"" referred to the ""General-SS,"" meaning those units of the SS considered ""main, regular, or standard."" By 1938, the Allgemeine-SS was administratively divided into several main sections: After World War II began, the lines between the ""Allgemeine-SS"" and the Waffen-SS became increasingly blurred, due largely to the ""Allgemeine-SS"" headquarters offices having administrative and supply"
"the outbreak of World War II, the SS had consolidated into its final form, which comprised three main organizations: the ""Allgemeine SS"", ""SS-Totenkopfverbände"", and the Waffen-SS, which was founded in 1934 as the ""SS-Verfügungstruppe"" (SS-VT) and renamed in 1940. The Waffen-SS evolved into a second German army alongside the Wehrmacht and operated in tandem with them, especially with the ""Heer"" (German Army). However, it never obtained total ""independence of command"", nor was it ever a ""serious rival"" to the German Army. Members were never able to join the ranks of the German High Command and it was dependent on the"
"military and political problems. The SS stressed total loyalty and obedience to orders unto death. Hitler used this as a powerful tool to further his aims and those of the NSDAP. The SS was entrusted with the commission of atrocities, illegal activities, and war crimes. Himmler once wrote that an SS man ""hesitates not for a single instant, but executes unquestioningly ..."" any ""Führer-Befehl"" (Führer order). Their official motto was """"Meine Ehre heißt Treue"""" (My Honour is Loyalty). As part of its race-centric functions during World War II, the SS oversaw the isolation and displacement of Jews from the populations"
"Germanic SS started with grouping the Netherlands, Belgium and north-east France together into a western-Germanic state called ""Burgundia"" which would be policed by the SS as a security buffer for Germany. In 1940, the first manifestation of the Germanic SS appeared in Flanders as the ""Allgemeene SS Vlaanderen"" to be joined two-months later by the Dutch ""Nederlandsche SS"" and in May 1941 the Norwegian ""Norges SS"" was formed. The final nation to contribute to the Germanic SS was Denmark, whose ""Germansk Korpet"" (later called the Schalburg Corps) came into being in April 1943. For the SS, they did not think"
"the SS, the Nazi organization that was instrumental in conducting the Holocaust. Strong media criticism of this practice ensued. The Commandant of the Marine Corps gave orders to stop it, issued an apology, and ordered an investigation into the prevalence of this practice. A Marine official was quoted as saying that their leadership believed that the Marines did not understand the logo's significance. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which had helped circulate an image of snipers posing with a blue ""SS"" flag, questioned this assumption, writing that the flag was sold by a website dedicated to German World War II"
"throughout the entire Germanic-SS were the rank insignia pips and oak leaves used by the SS proper. The Germanic-SS effectively ceased to exist in late 1944, after which time most of its members were folded into the foreign legions of the Waffen-SS. As with the SS titles, recruits of non-Germanic countries had the title """"Waffen"""" prefixed to their rank. For instance, an ""Unterscharführer"" in the foreign legions would be referred to as Waffen-""Unterscharführer"" whereas a regular SS member would be addressed as ""SS-Unterscharführer"". This helped to indicate non-native recruits, or to separate Germanic individuals in the divisions composed primarily of"
"that people want to dress up and play SS on the weekend"". Waffen-SS in popular culture The Waffen-SS, the military branch of the paramilitary SS organisation of Nazi Germany, is often portrayed uncritically or admiringly in popular culture. The activities of HIAG, a German lobby group founded by former high-ranking Waffen-SS officers in 1951, have shaped much of this portrayal. Its leaders—Paul Hausser, Felix Steiner and Kurt Meyer—directed a campaign to promote public perception of the force as elite, apolitical fighters who were not involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime. Although these notions have since been discredited by"
"""General-SS"" were the mustering formations spread throughout Germany, divided into several division sized formations and extending downwards into brigade, regiment, battalion, company, and squad like formations. Most of these formations were ""part time"" and mustered weekly or monthly without pay. The ""Allgemeine SS"" used unique names for these formations which were different from standard military terms in use by the German military. Initially, General-SS formations were operated strictly in Germany and Austria but were later formed in occupied countries during World War II. Most often, ""Allgemeine SS"" units in occupied territories were ""paper commands"", formed under the authority of an"
"size under the leadership of Sepp Dietrich. The Stennes Revolt of August 1930, in which members of the SA attacked the Berlin party ""Gau"" headquarters which was defended by the SS, had profound consequences for the SA and its relationship to its subordinate organization. In an open letter to Berlin SS leader Kurt Daluege, Adolf Hitler proclaimed ""SS Mann, deine Ehre heißt Treue!"" (""SS soldier, your honour is called loyalty!""). Subsequently, ""Meine Ehre heißt Treue"" (""My honour is called loyalty"") was adopted by the SS as its motto. More significantly, Hitler cashiered SA head Franz Pfeffer von Salomon and assumed"
"fiction with the following some of the more notable examples: Reichsführer-SS Reichsführer-SS (, ""Reich Leader-SS"") was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the ""Schutzstaffel"" (SS). ""Reichsführer-SS"" was a title from 1925 to 1933, and from 1934 to 1945 it was the highest rank of the SS. The longest serving and most noteworthy ""Reichsführer-SS"" was Heinrich Himmler. ""Reichsführer-SS"" was both a title and a rank. The title of ""Reichsführer"" was first created in 1926 by the second commander of the SS, Joseph Berchtold. Julius Schreck, founder of the SS"
"SS was Capt. Erich Priebke, who is mentioned in the film. He had full knowledge of the massacre, but would hide for many years evading justice. Then, on Nationwide TV in the 1990s, ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson found and confronted him about the massacre, leading him to say he ""followed orders"". Argentinian authorities quickly arrested and extradited him to Italy; he was tried and convicted of mass murder. Colonel Dollmann was never Kappler's direct superior, as is implied several times in the film. In reality, Kappler answered to the office of SS-""Obergruppenführer"" Karl Wolff, who also maintained his headquarters"
"consisted of Wehrmacht and SS military criminals, SS personnel convicted by an Honor Court of bad conduct and civilian criminals for which military service was either the assigned punishment or a voluntary replacement of imprisonment. They wore regular uniforms, but were forbidden rank or unit insignia until they had proven themselves in combat. They wore an uninverted (point-upwards) red triangle on their upper sleeves to indicate their status. Most were used for hard labor, ""special tasks"" (unwanted dangerous jobs like defusing landmines or running phone cables) or were used as forlorn hopes or cannon fodder. The infamous Dirlewanger Brigade was"
"no longer a major force. Initially a small bodyguard unit under the auspices of the SA, the ""Schutzstaffel"" (SS; Protection Squadron) grew to become one of the largest and most powerful groups in Nazi Germany. Led by ""Reichsführer-SS"" Heinrich Himmler from 1929, the SS overall had over a quarter million members by 1938. Himmler initially envisioned the SS as being an elite group of guards, Hitler's last line of defence. The Waffen-SS, the military branch of the SS, became arguably a ""de facto"" fourth branch of the ""Wehrmacht"", however, it was never a ""serious rival"" to the German Army. It"
"SS Ehrendolch The SS Ehrendolch (SS honour dagger or SS dagger) was considered an honour weapon of the SS of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). In addition to this dagger there was also the SS Honour Ring and SS Honour Sword. The awarding ceremony was conducted according to strict rules developed by Heinrich Himmler. This honour weapon was introduced in December 1933, following analogous traditions in the army, air force and navy. The awarding ceremony took place on November 9, during the final introduction of the SS-men in the ""Allgemeine SS"", ""SS-Totenkopfverbände"" units and ""SS-Verfügungstruppe"" (later known as the Waffen-SS) every"
"Himmler further conducted additional purges of the SS to exclude those deemed to be opportunists, alcoholics, homosexuals, or of uncertain racial status. This ""house cleaning"" removed some 60,000 SS members by December 1935. By 1939, the SS was again up to an estimated 240,000 members. By the outbreak of World War II in Europe, the SS had solidified into its final form. Correspondingly, the term ""SS"" could be applied to three separate organizations, mainly the ""Allgemeine SS"", ""SS-Totenkopfverbände"" and the Waffen-SS, which until July 1940 was officially known as the SS-VT. When the war first began, the vast majority of"
"men for combat roles. Himmler also intended to replace all female civilian employees in his service with ""SS-Helferinnen"" members, as they were selected and trained according to NSDAP ideology. The school was closed on 22 November 1944 due to the Allied advance. The ranks of the ""Allgemeine SS"" and the Waffen-SS were based upon those of the SA and used the same titles. However, there was a distinctly separate hierarchical subdivisions of the larger Waffen-SS from its general-SS counterpart and an SS member could in fact hold two separate SS ranks. For instance, in 1940 Hermann Fegelein held the ""Allgemeine"
"Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS (, Armed SS) was the armed wing of the Nazi Party's SS organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and un-occupied lands. The Waffen-SS grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions during World War II, and served alongside the ""Heer"" (regular army), ""Ordnungspolizei"" (uniformed police) and other security units. Originally, it was under the control of the ""SS Führungshauptamt"" (SS operational command office) beneath ""Reichsführer-SS"" Heinrich Himmler. With the start of World War II, tactical control was exercised by the High Command of the Armed Forces (OKW),"
"Allgemeine SS under Himmler. However, on July 30, 1941 the ""Aktion Klostersturm"" (Operation Monastery) was ended by a decree of Hitler, who feared the increasing protests by the Catholic population might result in passive rebellions, harming the Nazi war effort at the eastern front. Over 300 monasteries and other institutions were expropriated by the SS. On 22 March 1942, the German Bishops issued a pastoral letter on ""The Struggle against Christianity and the Church"". The letter launched a defence of human rights, the rule of law and accused the Reich Government of ""unjust oppression and hated struggle against Christianity and"
"creation of the SS. There was a traditional reason, as well. Just as the Prussian kings' and emperors' life-guard cavalry (""Leibhusaren"") had worn black uniforms with skull-and-crossbones badges, so would the ""Führer""s bodyguard unit. These SS uniforms were tailored to project authority and foster fear. As Himmler put it, ""I know there are many people who fall ill when they see this black uniform; we understand that and don't expect that we will be loved by many people."" During the war, the German clothing factory that eventually became the international menswear powerhouse Hugo Boss produced thousands of SS and other"
"the ""SS Führungshauptamt"" (SS Leading Main Office) and the main offices of the ""Allgemeine-SS"", such as the Reich Main Security Office. In 1940 the ""SS-Hauptamt"" remained responsible for SS administrative matters such as manpower allocation, supplies, personnel transfers, and promotions. The SS-HA had 11 departments (Ämter or Amtsgruppe): The SS-HA was technically subordinate to the Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS, but in reality it remained autonomous. After the end of World War II in Europe, members of the ""SS-Hauptamt"" were charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Gottlob Berger, the former chief of the SS Main Office, was arrested in May"
"heinous SS unit in Hitler's war machine. The history of the Dirlewanger Brigade is inextricably linked to the life of its commander, Oskar Dirlewanger, a known sadist, often called the most evil man in the SS. After receiving the Iron Cross first and second class while serving in the Army of Württemberg during World War I, Dirlewanger joined the ""Freikorps"" and took part in the crushing of the German Revolution of 1918–19. He joined the Nazi Party in 1923. After graduation from Citizens' University, Dirlewanger worked at a bank and a knitwear factory. He became a violent alcoholic, and in"
"the SS could form a military one, which eventually become the Waffen-SS. Blomberg's relations with the SS were badly strained in late 1934-early 1935 when it was discovered that the SS had bugged the offices of the ""Abwehr"" chief, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, which led Blomberg to warn Hitler the military would not tolerate being spied upon. In response to Blomberg's protests, Hitler gave orders that the SS could not spy upon the military; all members of the military could not be arrested by the police; and cases of suspected ""political unreliability"" within the military were to be investigated solely by"
"SS, Himmler was often distracted by Berger's gossip and subterfuge against other leaders within the SS. Within the SS, Berger was known as one of Himmler's ""Twelve Apostles"", and was nicknamed """"der Allmächtige Gottlob"""" (""the Almighty Gottlob"", a play on ""The Almighty God"", as ""Gott"" is the German word for ""God""). He was also referred to by the phrase ""Praise God"" and another nickname was ""The Duke of Swabia"", reflecting his Swabian origins. Ultimately, Berger was responsible for the large numbers of non-Reich foreign recruits that joined the ""Waffen-SS"" between 1940 and 1945. Despite the fact that Berger would have"
"quarter of the SS were ethnic Germans from across Europe, and by June 1944, half the Waffen-SS were foreign nationals. Additional Waffen-SS units were added from the Ukrainians, Albanians from Kosovo, Serbians, Croatians, Turkic, Caucasians, Cossack, and Tatars. The Ukrainians and Tatars, who had suffered persecution under Stalin, were likely motivated primarily by opposition to the Soviet government rather than ideological agreement with the SS. The exiled Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini was made an SS-""Gruppenführer"" by Himmler in May 1943. He subsequently used antisemitism and anti-Serb racism to recruit a Waffen-SS division of Bosnian Muslims, the ""SS-Handschar"". The"
"SS-""Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS"" on 15 August 1942. Breithaupt was then chief of the ""Hauptamt SS-Gericht"" (SS Court Main Office) from 15 August 1942 until his murder on 29 April 1945. This office was responsible for formulating the laws and codes for the SS and police, conducting its own investigations and trials, as well as administering the SS and Police Courts and penal systems. This legal status meant all SS personnel were only accountable to the ""Hauptamt SS Gericht"". This effectively placed the SS above German law, enabling its members live by its own rules and conventions. The ""Hauptamt"
"(SS) organization to be that of acting as the vanguard in overcoming Christianity and restoring a ""Germanic"" way of living. Hitler's chosen deputy, Martin Bormann, advised Nazi officials in 1941 that ""National Socialism and Christianity are irreconcilable."" Hitler himself possessed radical instincts in relation to the conflict with the Churches in Germany. Though he occasionally spoke of wanting to delay the Church struggle and was prepared to restrain his anti-clericalism out of political considerations, his ""own inflammatory comments gave his immediate underlings all the license they needed to turn up the heat in the Church Struggle, confident that they were"